The Crown Point fort was constructed by the British army in 1759 under the command of Sir Jeffery Amherst.  Mostly built after the threat of French invasion had ended, it was used largely for staging rather than a position in its own right. After the French and Indian War the British left only a skeletal force at the Fort, which yielded easily to Capt. Seth Warner and 100 Green Mountain Boys, an American militia, on May 12, 1775 in the battle of Crown Point at the start of American Revolution. The 111 cannons captured from the British at Crown Point, so early in the War for American Independence, soon proved valuable in driving the British of Boston Harbor. The Fort was used as a staging ground by Benedict Arnold during the Revolution for his navy on Lake Champlain. After the destruction of that navy in 1776 during the battle of Valcour Island, the Fort was abandoned to the British in 1777. It was abandoned for good in 1780. The relics in this display all came from the dump area of the fort and include pottery shards, lead for pouring musket balls, a pistol musket  ball, and an iron nail.

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